Unconditional Love: A Guide To Navigating The Joys And Challenges Of Being A Grandparent Today

  • Autor: Jane Isay
  • Narrador: Joyce Bean
  • Editora: HarperCollins USA
  • Duração: 5:39:31
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Sinopse

A beautiful meditation on the joys of being a grandparent and a practical guide to help you and your adult children make the most of your relationship with a grandchild.

For many grandparents, a grandchild offers a second chance to become the parent they didn’t have the time or the energy to be when raising their own children. Being a grandparent, family relationships expert Jane Isay argues, is the opportunity to turn missed opportunities into delight.

Drawing on her personal experience, dozens of interviews, and the latest findings in psychology, Isay shows how a grandparent can use his or her unique perspective and experience to create a deep and lasting bond that will echo throughout a grandchild’s life. She explores the realities of today’s multigenerational families, identifying problems and offering solutions to enhance love, trust, and understanding between grandparents, parents, and grandchildren. She also offers a wealth of practical advice, from when to get involved, when to stay away, and how to foster a strong relationship when you’re separated by long distance.

Unconditional Love advocates for honest conversation, thinking in the long run and healing breaches in order to be together, understanding that most of us try to do our best and need to be forgiven if we fail. Isay argues that secrets and surprises may tilt the boat but won’t necessarily sink it and that grandparents and their grown children are happier when they give each other the benefit of the doubt. Most importantly, she writes, the advent of grandchildren offers families the opportunity for healing and redemption—if we seize the moment. In lovely prose and through delightful stories, Isay shows us how we can.

A great gift for grandparents-to-be and a wonderful resource for all, Unconditional Love is a beautiful and psychologically astute look at what it means to be an engaged grandparent.

Capítulos

  • 001 Unconditional Love

    Duração: 18s
  • 002 Introduction

    Duração: 16min
  • 003 Chapter 01

    Duração: 28min
  • 004 Chapter 02

    Duração: 40min
  • 005 Chapter 03

    Duração: 32min
  • 006 Chapter 04

    Duração: 27min
  • 007 Chapter 05

    Duração: 29min
  • 008 Chapter 06

    Duração: 29min
  • 009 Chapter 07

    Duração: 34min
  • 010 Chapter 08

    Duração: 39min
  • 011 Chapter 09

    Duração: 28min
  • 012 Chapter 10

    Duração: 31min
  • 013 Epilogue

    Duração: 01min
  • 014 Credits

    Duração: 41s